CSEF · 2012
Exercise in the Equine
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project, is to determine the pre and post exercise pulse, respiration, total protein, and hematocrit in horses ridden in a 90 minute riding lesson. Meth…
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CSEF · 2012
Exploring the Relationship among Fingerprints and Toeprints
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research was exploring the correlation among toeprints and fingerprints. The first aspect was to explore the relationship between pairs of correspondin…
CSEF · 2012
Fringed Families: A Study of the Phylogeny of the Mojave Fringe-Toed Lizard through Morphology, Geology, and Genetics
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Because of the Mojave fringe-toed lizard#s strict habitat requirements (sand with scrub hummocks [Aeolian specialists]), many separated populations are in threat from human…
CSEF · 2012
Go with the Flow!
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals I live on a busy intersection, Brookhurst and Hazard, in Garden Grove, California. There is a lot of traffic passing by all the time. I did an experiment for my school scien…
CSEF · 2012
Harder to Breathe
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if there is a difference in peak flow between Filipino children and adolescents and the Caucasian standard reference chart. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2012
Hay! Pick Me
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is about finding what hay horses prefer. I believe that if I put a horse in an arena for five minutes and watch him eat three different hays, oat hay, grass hay,…
CSEF · 2012
How Age Affects Dilation of Pupil in Felis domesticus
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Objective The objective is to detect if age can affect how much a cat#s eyes contract when exposed to light. Methods/Materials Procedure/Materials I waited for night to fall…
CSEF · 2012
How Does Sound Affect Goldfish Feeding Habits?
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To find how underwater sound affects fish feeding habits. Our hypothesizes were for the single frequency sound tests, we thought that the higher frequency sounds would affec…
CSEF · 2012
Hummingbird Nectar Preference
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Is color important to a hummingbird when choosing food sources? Methods/Materials Materials: 5 hummingbird feeders, sugar, water, non-toxic tasteless food color, journal, ca…
CSEF · 2012
Identifying Family through Fingerprints
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I will attempt to show that fingerprint patterns show similarities in family members. Methods/Materials The materials I used in my scientific experiment are fourteen human s…
CSEF · 2012
Impact of Nutrition on Mice
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to understand how different types of food affect mice's weight. Methods/Materials 1. Prepare 4 mice cages with toys, shredded paper for bedding an…
CSEF · 2012
Influence of Tides on Behavior of Light-Footed Clapper Rails
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Light-footed Clapper Rail is an endangered bird that inhabits Western coastal marshes. Light-footed Clapper Rails are shy animals and difficult to monitor for behavior a…
CSEF · 2012
Investigating the Effects of Concussion on Memory and Concentration
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The term concussion or MTBI, mild traumatic brain injury is defined as a head injury with temporary loss of brain function which can cause a variety of long term symptoms, e…
CSEF · 2012
Is a Dog's Mouth Cleaner than a Human's?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if a dog's mouth has more bacteria than a human's. My hypothesis was that a dog's mouth would be cleaner because I had heard that a dog's saliva ca…
CSEF · 2012
I See What Eye See: Measuring Low Light Color Vision, Assessing Its Impact on Web Design and in Daily Life
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate differences in low light color vision between genders and ages, so that if older adults have trouble seeing color in low light, we can help people be aware of…
CSEF · 2012
Jumping Galls: A Novel Mechanism for Motility
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals In four experiments,my goals are to determine why the galls jump, at what optimum temperature range,how much energy do the galls require to jump/how do the galls jump (with…
CSEF · 2012
Jump to the Beat: Heart Rate Recovery with Various Post-Exercise Activities
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair project, Jump to the Beat, was to discover the fastest way to decrease heart rate after cardio physical activity. I compared sitting, standi…
CSEF · 2012
Men with a Lot of Mussels Part 2: Revenge of the Turban Snails
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to explore the biodiversity of the Davenport Landing tide pools along a pre-established vertical transect. Our investigative question is: How will a plot#s abund…
CSEF · 2012
Mild Carbon Monoxide Exposure as a Therapeutic Agent in the Mouse Inner Ear
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals We tested the hypothesis that low levels of CO exposure upregulates deense mechanisms that ameliorate oxidative stress which contributes to inner ear deterioration in the MR…
CSEF · 2012
Oo, Oo, Oo, I Wanna Be Like You
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether or not monkeys have a hand preference. I predicted that the primates in this experiment will use one particular hand more naturally tha…
CSEF · 2012
Ouch... A Cut!
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if ultraviolet rays, or UV rays, effected the regeneration of planarians. My hypothesis was that the group of planarians with no exp…
CSEF · 2012
Racial Discrimination in Ants: Effects of Cohabitation in Behaviors of Linepithema humile and Prenolepis imparis
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test whether ants of two different species could be made to coexist peacefully with members of the other species. Methods/Materials 60 members of each s…
CSEF · 2012
Red Fish, Blue Fish
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project"Red Fish, Blue Fish" was to observe and analyze whether or not there were any observable changes in the behavior of male Siamese Fighting…
CSEF · 2012
Role of the Basal Forebrain in Mediating Selective Attention
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the role of neurons in the basal forebrain in a learning-dependent behavioral task and the influence of spatial probability di…
CSEF · 2012
Running Away from Asthma: Does Running Improve Lung Capcity in Asthmatics?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see whether or not both vital capacity and tidal capacity improve by running in asthmatics. The hypothesis suggested both vital capacit…
CSEF · 2012
Sea Cucumber Substrate Preference
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find which surface the giant sea cucumber would rather be on or move to. I wanted to see if it would rather be on a plastic, sand, or rock surface. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2012
Spectral-Temporal Analysis of Dog Barks
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether dogs bark differently in response to different stimuli. Methods/Materials Barks were recorded various times in respo…
CSEF · 2012
Testing for Simulated Sinusitis in Phantoms Using Near Infrared Radiation Transillumination
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Sinusitis is one of the most common disease in the United States, affecting 31 million people. A preliminary study at UCI indicated that NIR transillumination seems to be a…
CSEF · 2012
The Accuracy of Genetic Testing in Diagnosing Common Metabolic and Heart Diseases
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to discover the accuracy and usefulness of genetic testing to be used in private medical offices. Methods/Materials Ten individuals were se…
CSEF · 2012
The Effect of Age on Blood Pressure
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out the effect of age on blood pressure. Methods/Materials Using an automatic blood pressure monitor and cuff (standard and child size), 62 second gr…